Day: February 13, 2024
Zim to adopt Dubai’s AI systems
President Mnangagwa, who is here for the World Governments Summit, was yesterday charmed by artificial intelligence systems that assign police patrols across Dubai without human intervention, and vowed to get his ministers working on cooperation and training opportunities. The President said this after touring the Dubai Police General Headquarters where he also got to experience […]
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Information Ministry bemoans funding challenges
Underfunding and delays in disbursements of budgetary allocations is negatively affecting the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services and parastatals under its ambit from effectively carrying out its mandate, Permanent Secretary in the ministry Mr Nick Mangwana has said. He said this when he appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Information, Publicity and Broadcasting […]
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CRYSTAL PALACE 1-3 CHELSEA – LATE CONOR GALLAGHER AND ENZO FERNANDEZ GOALS EASE PRESSURE ON MAURICIO POCHETTINO
Late goals from Conor Gallagher and Enzo Fernandez gave Chelsea a 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace away at Selhurst Park on Monday evening. Chelsea trailed to a goal from Jefferson Lerma but Gallagher scored twice, once at the start of the second-half and once at the end, to give the team a huge win and […]
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Govt launches early learning policy
Mukudzei Chingwere Herald Reporter THE Zimbabwe Early Learning Policy (ZELP) is a complete blueprint that has become the first indicator to the country’s commitment to both the United Nations transforming education summit recommendations and the Tashkent Declaration on the provision of early education globally, President Mnangagwa has said. The President’s note is contained in the […]
Read MoreHre-Chirundu road works create 1 500 jobs
AT least 1 500 youths from Mashonaland West will be employed during the 18-month upgrade of the Harare-Chirundu Highway whose scope involves the widening of the usual 7m to 12m and dualisation of some sections of the 352-kilometre trunk road. All five contractors, who had an engagement meeting with Mashonaland West Minister of State for […]
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Major health boost as Pari opens new high dependency unit
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter The Second Republic’s massive investment in health continues, with Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals opening a new high dependency unit that will cater for patients with acute respiratory illnesses and relieve pressure on the hospital’s already existing intensive care and high dependency care units. The unit, located in a ward that […]
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School heads face chop over 0pc pass rates
Members of Parliament want heads of schools recording zero percent pass rates to be demoted among other punitive measures that Government should impose. The legislators noted that some better resourced schools are performing dismally compared to those that are struggling to get resources. This came out yesterday when Permanent Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education […]
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Former deputy Minister Karoro fraud trial opens
Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent THE fraud trial of former Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Douglas Karoro and GMB Mushumbi Pools depot assistant manager Lovejoy Ngowe opened yesterday with the GMB regional enterprise risk officer taking the witness stand. Karoro and Ngowe allegedly misappropriated agricultural inputs under the Presidential Inputs Scheme […]
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‘Structured currency part of monetary reforms’
The structured currency announced by President Mnangagwa last week is part of further monetary reforms aimed at engendering stability of the domestic currency, Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said. President Mnangagwa said last week that the Government was working on a structured currency as part of efforts to foster currency […]
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